OXFORD, Miss. – After an EF-5 tornado demolished the town of Smithville in April 2011, many citizens did not know where to begin to rebuild what was left of the lives they once knew. For Kerry Baker, librarian at Smithville High School and an online graduate student at the University of Mississippi, one step towardRead the story …
UM Education Graduate Student Helps Rebuild Smithville School Library One Book at a Time
Application completed for class project lands $15,000 grant
October 27, 2012 by
Focus On Media’s ‘Great Realignment’ At the ACT III Conference
October 25, 2012 by
Oxford, Mississippi—Magazine publishers from a broad cross section of the industry spent two days presenting their best practices and innovative ideas for an era of transition during the third annual ACT III conference at the University of Mississippi. Read the story
University Dedicates Sam and Mary Haskell Theatre
Alumni couple honored for service and leadership roles
October 25, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The story of Sam Haskell III and Mary Donnelly Haskell is a typical University of Mississippi love story, and now it has been immortalized at their alma mater with the naming of the main theater at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts in their honor. The talented duo becameRead the story …
New Food Professorship Gets Support From Atlanta Couple
Donation will help endow professorship in expanding academic area
October 25, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kristie and Charles Abney of Atlanta have made a major gift to the Southern Foodways Alliance, an institute of the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture, to help meet the goal of endowing a professorship in the growing academic study of foodways. “We made the gift because weRead the story …
International Salsa Singer Performs at University of Mississippi Ford Center Oct. 26
Pedro Brull & Orquesta Rican Son kicks off Artist Series at Ole Miss
October 25, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss.— Pedro Brull Irizarry, internationally renowned salsa singer, kicks off the Artist Series at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi, Friday, Oct. 26. Tickets for the 7 p.m. concert in the Haskell Theatre are $33.50 Orchestra/Parterre and $28 Mezzanine/Balcony. Tickets are available by calling 662-915-7411. TheRead the story …
SEC Community Service Team Player Of The Week: Devin Thomas
October 25, 2012 by
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Ole Miss senior running back Devin Thomas is the Southeastern Conference Football Community Service Team Player of the Week for Week 9 of the SEC football season. Thomas has visited with children at St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and read at local elementary schools as part of “Reading with the Rebels.” He tookRead the story …
San Francisco Chronicle: Ole Miss sets early education focus
October 25, 2012 by
The University of Mississippi‘s School of Education is developing a curriculum that could impact early education across the state. Read the story
Ole Miss Faculty and Staff Retirees Invited to Presentation
Local historian and author Jack Mayfield to speak at Inn at Ole Miss
October 24, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Faculty/Staff Retirees Association invites all retired faculty and staff members, along with their spouses or guest, to a presentation by Jack Lamar Mayfield at the Inn at Ole Miss Ballroom on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 10:30 a.m. Mayfield, a local historian and author, will talk about Oxford’s rich historyRead the story …
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Celebrates 50 Years at UM
Prestigious organization recognizes academic excellence internationally
October 24, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Following the 50th anniversary commemorating the leadership of James Meredith to integrate the University of Mississippi, another golden anniversary was celebrated quietly Monday (Oct. 22), this one by the campus chapter of an international organization that recognizes the leadership and academic excellence of a diverse group of students. Phi Kappa PhiRead the story …
Ole Miss Names Brett Frank Acting Head Women’s Basketball Coach
October 24, 2012 by
Frank Is In His 17th Season In The College Coaching Ranks OXFORD, Miss. – Brett Frank has been named the acting head coach for the Ole Miss women’s basketball program for the 2012-13 season, Athletics Director Ross Bjork announced today. In addition, Rebecca Kates-Taylor will continue to serve as assistant coach, while Taja Edwards hasRead the story …